Senator Tinubu Confronts Senate President Saraki, Accuses Him Of Demoting Her
Thursday's Senate plenary was soiled as the wife of the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Oluremi Tinubu confronted the revered Senate President, Bukola Saraki, accusing him of demoting her.
Tinubu, (APC, Lagos
Central) who chairs Senate Committee on Women Affairs, challenged Saraki
for placing Senator Andy Uba higher than her during the adoption of
votes and proceedings.
Both Tinubu and Saraki have been at the Red Chamber since 2011.
DailyTrust
reports that Saraki had at the commencement of Thursday’s plenary asked
Senator Uba (PDP, Anambra South) to move the motion for the adoption of
votes and proceedings of Wednesday in line with the tradition.
He also
asked Senator Tinubu to second it, but when she stood up, she protested
it, saying “I will second it grudgingly, I won’t thank you for demoting
me, God is here.
“I was a
better Senator than him even when we were at the seventh Senate, but I
will second the votes and proceedings,” she said, as general laughter
rented the floor.
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